Tag: Flyover Comedy Festival

Over the next two weeks, we’re going to show you some of the great performers who’ll be walking the boards of the stages in The Grove for Flyover Comedy Festival.

Emily Hickner isn’t just performing at Flyover. She’s one of the people working hard to organize the festival. She’s a veteran of the St. Louis comedy scene and has worked with a lot of great comics, including Janeane Garofalo

What about the festival are. you most looking forward to this year?

All that “D” I’m gonna get. Additionally, I’m pumped that we have such a strong variety of acts as part of the festival line-up. We have some exceptional acts with unique concepts coming into town such as Matt Damon Improv and Late Late Breakfast.

Do you have a favorite memory from last year’s festival?

Falling down the stairs at the after-after-after party… Also, it’s not a specific memory, but I loved the energy and excitement of having all these people buzzing around The Grove to support live comedy. When it was all over, we felt simultaneously relieved and ecstatic about pulling it off. It was amazing to be able to celebrate that with my friends. Hence me falling down the stairs.

As a St. Louis native, is there anything visiting comics must see or do while they’re in town?

I recommend eating all the donuts.

When / where are you performing during the festival?

I’m hosting for Shane Torres at the Improv Shop on Thursday, November 8 at 9:00pm, and I’ll be on Late Late Breakfast on Saturday, November 10 at 4:00pm.

Give us your social media info!

I’m terrible at remembering to tweet, but my Twitter is @emilyhickner.

An alien abducts you and demands you defend the human race in an intergalactic court case, where losing will mean extermination of all humanity. What do you show them to justify our continued existence as a species?

I wouldn’t defend the human race. I would let you all die, but convince the alien to keep me alive by performing a dance routine I already have planned for this exact reason. I would then live out the rest of my days zipping around space with my alien bros, posting selfies of myself on Mars on Instagram and then thinking to myself “Why don’t I have any likes?” and then realizing, “Oh yeah, they’re all dead.” So yes, it’s a bit of an emotional ride, but every time I look out into the galaxy, I feel that it’s all been worthwhile.

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I have an Instagram comic that I co-create with my friend Jack Probst about going to therapy called Conversations with My Therapist. You can follow it @convoswithmytherapist.

See Emily and all of the other comics joining her at Flyover Comedy Festival, November 8 – November 10 in the Grove. Wristbands for the entire festival are on sale now. Buy yours today!

We’re taking a minute to show you some of the great performers who’ll be walking the boards of the stages in The Grove for Flyover Comedy Festival November 8 – 10.

Angela Smith is a St. Louis based stand-up comic and friend to animals everywhere. She was a finalist in the 2018 Funny Bone comedy competition and has most recently opened for Nikki Glaser and Michael Ian Black.

Don’t miss her this week at the festival!

What about the festival are you most looking forward to this year?

All of it. Last year’s Flyover Festival felt like summer camp. I’m looking forward to seeing friends and catching as many shows as possible. Shane Torres is a must-see.

Do you have a favorite memory from last year’s festival?

None that I can share without compromising my promising future in politics.

As a St. Louis native, is there anything visiting comics must see or do while they’re in town?

Definitely. I think visiting comics would love coming to my neighborhood and checking on my pets a couple times a day while I’m busy enjoying Flyover. There’s a great washer/dryer setup in the basement if they wouldn’t mind switching the clothes over, too. Treat other cities like your own home — don’t touch my thermostat.

When / where are you performing during the festival?

11/8 at Ready Room for The Best of the ‘Lou Showcase, 11/9 hosting for Liam McEneaney at the Monocle and 11/10 hosting the first half hour of the open mic at Handlebar.

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You wake up tomorrow morning, and you’re in the middle of a post apocalyptic wasteland, much like the world of Beyond Thunderdome or Fury Road. What’s your plan for survival?

Same as my pre-apocalypse plan — share the hottest memes I can find and survive off the validation.

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Come to the Best of Boondoggle at the Heavy Anchor in South City on 11/7. It’s the night before Flyover, so any traveling comics who are getting in the night before — this is the show to see. It’s a gift to our comedy scene. Aaron Sawyer and his comedic collaborators are reprising the best sketches and videos from the show’s first year. I’m hosting it, and it’s not to be missed.

See Angela and all of the other comics joining her at Flyover Comedy Festival, November 8 – November 10 in the Grove. Wristbands for the entire festival are on sale now. Buy yours today!

We’re taking a minute to show you some of the great performers who’ll be walking the boards of the stages in The Grove for Flyover Comedy Festival.

Max Price is a St. Louis based comedian whose humorous and relatable stories give him a universal connection with audiences of all ages. Max has worked with big names like Pauly Shore, Chris Kattan, and John Caparulo, and is a regular at The Funny Bone, where he hosts and produces the very popular “Best of STL Showcase”.

Over the next two weeks, we’re going to show you some of the great performers who’ll be walking the boards of the stages in The Grove for Flyover Comedy Festival.

A Funny Bone regular, Ben Johnson has been performing comedy for 6 years in the St. Louis area. He’s opened for comedians such as Joe List and Ian Bagg. He embraces the absurd and cartoonish, while maintaining an intellectual undertone entertaining for audiences from all walks of life.

What are you looking forward to most at the festival this year?

Last years festival had some of the best comedy audiences I’ve ever seen in St. Louis. Definitely that.

When/where are you performing at the festival?

Thurs Nov 8 @ 9 at Arguments & Grievances which is an absurd debate show, then meat and potatoes standup Nov 9 @ 7 both at The Improv Shop Side stage

Give us your social media information!

@BonjaminJehnson on twitter and Instagram

It’s Halloween season, did you wear a costume? What was it?

I was hometown hero Johnny Brock. I handed out business cards and told people what their costumes are worth wholesale.

Would you rather be covered in spiders, or live in a world without tacos?

Well weighing pro’s and cons, if I’m covered spiders I wouldn’t have to worry about a spider when I saw one cause I’m already covered in them. I could also look into silk manufacturing, either to start my own LLC or I could breed the spiders and sell their eggs either to the textile industry or rebrand it as land caviar….

If tacos were to disappear we would lose millions of jobs and the stock market would crash. I presume the inexistence of tacos probably means all tortillas have vanished probably due to some sort of worldwide pestilence or locusts, which is a tell for the biblical end of times. Fallout would ensue from panic causing the dissolution of world governments, and the memory of tortillas kept alive through an oral tradition where not only did they hold burritos together but also communities. I’m for anarchy so I’m going no tacos.

Do you even lift?

I listen to a recording of someone else lifting when I sleep at night. Not sure if it’s working but I definitely wake up sweating.

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See Ben and all of the other comics joining him at Flyover Comedy Festival, November 8 – November 10 in the Grove. Wristbands for the entire festival are on sale now. Buy yours today!

Each day, we’re going to show you some of the great performers who’ll be walking the boards of the stages in The Grove for Flyover Comedy Festival.

Justin Luke is on of the funniest comics on the St. Louis comedy scene. He’s performed all over the country, including at the Cream City Comedy Festival and Beast Village Comedy Festival and has opened for acts such as Wyatt Cenac and Sean Patton. What else do you need to know? His social security number? We can give that to you.

What are you looking forward to most at the festival this year?

Meeting new comedians and showing them around St. Louis!

When/where are you performing at the festival?

Hosting for Cameron Esposito at The Ready Room. 11/9 8pm

Give us your social media information!

@imjustinluke on Twitter
@justinlukeisdumb on Instagram

Would you rather be covered in spiders, or live in a world without tacos?

The latter. Burritos still exist. It’s Halloween season, did you wear a costume? What was it?

Do you even lift?

A 12lb kettle bell; my body is very sore.

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Nothing to promote! Go see comedy in St. Louis!

See Justin and all of the other comics joining him at Flyover Comedy Festival, November 8 – November 10 in the Grove. Wristbands for the entire festival are on sale now. Buy yours today!

Over the next two weeks, we’re going to show you some of the great performers who’ll be walking the boards of the stages in The Grove for Flyover Comedy Festival.

This afternoon’s profile is Tyler Menz. Tyler’s humor draws on his experiences as a school teacher, stories about his family, and his deep contempt of how painfully white he is. He has worked with a wide range of comedians, including Tig Notaro, Neil Hamburger, and has also been performed at The Milwaukee Comedy Fest,The 10,000 Laughs Comedy Festival, and Gilda’s Laughfest.

What are you looking forward to most at the festival this year?

I grew up in St Louis. Looking forward to returning to perform there! Also planning on eating my weight in Lions Choice.

Over the next two weeks, we’re going to show you some of the great performers who’ll be walking the boards of the stages in The Grove for Flyover Comedy Festival.

It’s time for your afternoon cup of comedy. Hailing from Los Angeles, Leah Rudick performs stand up at venues such as The Comedy Store, Flappers, HaHa Cafe, and UCBT. She is the co-creator of the web series Made To Order and runs a monthly comedy show called The Reunion in West Hollywood.

What are you looking forward to most at the festival this year?

This is my first time at Flyover so everything feels exciting! New friends to make! New food to eat! New butts to touch!

When/where are you performing at the festival?

Friday at 8 at the Monocle and Saturday at 7 at the Improv Shop Side Stage

Over the next two weeks, we’re going to show you some of the great performers who’ll be walking the boards of the stages in The Grove for Flyover Comedy Festival.

Good morning! This is the perfect time to introduce you to Late Night Live’s Tiel Pearce.

With a combination of celebrity impressions and an off the wall stage presence, Tiel Pearce has quickly carved out a niche in the St. Louis comedy scene. A skilled improviser, he is a graduate of The Improv Shop’s training program, where he performs with the indie team Yo Nicky!. As a standup, he regularly performs at Helium and placed 3rd at Punderdome’s Blueberry Hill show.

Over the next two weeks, we’re going to show you some of the great performers who’ll be walking the boards of the stages in The Grove for Flyover Comedy Festival.

Getting ready for work tomorrow? Take the edge off by meeting Tina Dybal. Tina is the 2018 winner of Helium Comedy’s “Funniest Person in St. Louis.” She’s a comedy monster who’s going places. You better see her now.

What are you looking forward to most at the festival this year?

Opening for the great and powerful Cameron Esposito. Also, hoping there’s smoked salmon as food for comics again this year. I really enjoyed that.

Over the next two weeks, we’re going to show you some of the great performers who’ll be walking the boards of the stages in The Grove for Flyover Comedy Festival.

This afternoon, we introduce you to Ali Macofsky from Long Beach, California. Ali wrote a new minute of comedy every week for 2 years as part of the podcast, Kill Tony. She’s a regular at clubs and alternative venues around Los Angeles.

What are you looking forward to most at the festival this year?

Getting to perform in a new state and seeing some cool St. Louis stuff.